Before you read this article, please read the first two articles on Xenophobia and Hatred. They are available on the ACFS website: www.africancampfirestories.com. This series of articles is to give you background and overview of what our Xenophobia...
In 2007, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, over 36 Somalis were killed. Over one hundred places of dwelling belonging to Zimbabweans were burnt to the ground. Our upcoming Xenophobia and Hatred podcast series will cover xenophobia and...
In the wee hours of the morning, young boys in their teens could be seen running across the countryside. Some were just 14 years old and they would be armed with knives, swords, and some would be carrying spears. These young boys would almost be...
This is our last article, for now, on the topic of African Poverty. Please note that in the future the African Camp Fire Stories (ACFS) Podcast will cover this topic in more detail, in the form of an audio series. So stay tuned for that series! Now...
Please ensure to check out Parts One to Six of our articles series on the sources of African poverty. Last time, Part Six, we used mainly the book Why Nations Fail – The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty – by Daron Acemoglu and James A...
For today’s article, we will again make use of the book Why Nations Fail – The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty – by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robins (2012) – as we did on Part Five. In Part Five (the previous article) of our ongoing...
Please check out our previous articles on this series; that is, Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four For today’s discussion, we will use a book called Why Nations Fail – The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty; authored by Daron...
Please check out our previous articles on this series; that is, Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Today’s instalment, Part Four, of our discussion on the sources of African poverty will be based on a book by Ian Morris, called Why The West Rules –...
On Part Two of our discussion on the sources of poverty in Africa, we cited a book by Martin Meredith. The book is called The State of Africa – A History of Fifty Years of Independence (2005); and we will use it for today’s instalment of our...
South Africa is celebrating Women’s Day today, on the 9th of August. We are aware that International Women’s Day is on the 8th of March. So we will talk briefly about both these days. Let us begin with International’s Women Day, in order to include...
